Download or read book A Feasibility Assessment of Truck barge Intermodal Freight Transportation written by Kristen Trusty and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intermodal Barge Transportation written by J. W. Konings and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Intermodal Network Feasibility Study written by Reebie Associates and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Louis Harbor Feasibility Study MO IL written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short Sea Shipping written by Joseph Darcy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many problems plague the United States' transportation infrastructure: congestion, poor roadway conditions, obsolescence, and maintenance cost not the least among these. In recent years, the Department of Transportation, through its Maritime Administration (MARAD), has begun a program for partial solution to this complex transportation issue. MARAD, acting on tasks assigned to it in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, has established the Marine Highways Initiative to spur development of alternative and supplemental transportation modes that utilize inland waterways and coastlines of the United States. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Defense is investigating ways to fulfill its sealift requirements, while at the same time reducing its inventory of government owned vessels that do not trade. This paper explores the issues surrounding the current state of transportation and transportation infrastructure. It also seeks to determine the feasibility of a truck ferry that would accomplish both MARAD's Marine Highway as well as the Department of Defense's sealift goals. The feasibility study examines the hypothetical business' profitability through different funding and operating scenarios. The analysis also sets a framework for other studies by using open-source data to determine freight flows, potential costs and market share.
Download or read book Intermodal Freight Transportation written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined the status and potential benefits of intermodal rail transportation, in which loaded containers or trailers are transferred intact from truck to rail and back to truck. Specifically, GAO (1) examined recent trends in intermodal rail transportation, (2) assessed the prospects for more intermodal cooperation between the rail and trucking industries, (3) identified problems that limit the effectiveness and benefits of intermodal transportation, and (4) considered whether any federal initiatives might be helpful in encouraging intermodal cooperation.
Download or read book The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport written by J. W. Konings and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . . . the book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries The book is well balanced. . . The authors depict the reality of this complex world and identify the right strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Bart Jourquin, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research . . . the editors and the expert contributors provide a timely overview of the present role and challenges of intermodal freight transport. . . the book will not only be appealing to academics and researchers with an interest in the emerging field of intermodal transport research. As the book is largely kept at an executive and policy level, it is also appealing to practitioners and policy makers. . . the book is a valuable contribution to the study of intermodal freight transport as a new transportation research application field. It is an essential reading for all stakeholders in the field of intermodal freight transportation, providing them with insight and tools to address the mounting academic and practical challenges in this segment of the transport and logistics market. Theo Notteboom, Journal of Transport Geography This book explores the great challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with a growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support this performance. Requirements for the implementation of intermodal innovations are also prescribed, and policies needed to improve competitiveness are outlined. Many factors contributing to the performance and competitiveness of intermodal freight transport are explored, from technological and organisational innovations through to institutional settings and policy frameworks. This comprehensive range of topics will attract a broad audience including academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in the design and development of freight transport systems. It will also strongly appeal to those with an interest in the future of freight transport.
Download or read book Feasibility of a Next generation Intermodal Rail truck Transport System for the Western I 80 Corridor written by R & S Consulting and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavy truck use is expected to double in fifteen years over the Wyoming and Nebraska portion of the I-80 corridor. The study evaluates alternatives to repaving the interstate highway for the increased traffic volume. The alternatives included: material changes, additional capacity, and diverting truck cargo to railroads.
Download or read book Computer Assisted Cost Assessment of Intermodal Transportation Linkages written by Eric M. Malstrom and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twin Ports Intermodal Freight Terminal Study written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study examines the potential for an intermodal freight terminal in the metropolitan area of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI (Twin Ports).
Download or read book Marketing of Container on barge COB Transportation to Promote Utilization of Arkansas Waterways Intermodal transportation cost analysis tables written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Feasibility Study for Intermodal Transportation Facility written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Framework for Evaluation of System Impacts of Intermodal Terminals Using Commodity Flow Data written by Chiranjivi Sarma Bhamidipati and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the challenges attributable to increasing freight traffic and roadway congestion it is necessary to investigate opportunities for better management of goods movements. Rail-truck intermodal freight transportation can be considered as one such solution for reducing long-haul truck traffic on highways. For the rail-truck intermodal freight transportation to act as an effective transportation alternative, it is necessary to evaluate its impacts on the transportation system. A framework for evaluation of rail-truck intermodal terminal projects with qualitative and quantitative measures has been established using public goals and private stakeholder perspective. With the use of a case study, some of these measures have been evaluated. Recommendations have also made on data collection procedures for making a full scale evaluation. The case study selected for the Project is the proposed freight intermodal terminal at Petersburg, Virginia, conceived by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. This analysis formed a bridge between a region and a corridor based analysis. The key findings of the study are as follows: (a) Evaluation of an intermodal terminal project requires a systematic multi-regional modeling approach; (b) The impacts of an intermodal terminal are region and trade corridor specific; and (c) In cases where estimated intermodal rail drayage forms a small share of the overall truck traffic, the introduction of an intermodal terminal does not have substantial impacts on accessibility, mobility or safety. The study successfully developed models for estimation of impacts, including a two-stage accessibility model for drayage, a truck-rail mode choice model, truck involved crash models, and secondary local freight traffic impact model, mainly using data from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Download or read book WebShipCost written by Manuel D. Rossetti and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1998 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognizes the importance of freight transportation to the US and that intermodal freight transportation is a major technological and organizational trend affecting the sector's performance. Examining policy options, this report views that public investment in freight facilities is complex and they have been usually financed by the private sector.
Download or read book Feasibility of a Logistics Center Including Container trailer Intermodal Transportation in the Fargo Moorhead Area written by Mark D. Berwick and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the feasibility of establishing an intermodal freight loading facility by surveying potential shippers in the region. The goal of the survey was to identify trailer/container on flat car (TOFC/COFC) volumes in the region and estimate feasibility for a facility. -- P. ix.
Download or read book Intermodal Freight Transportation Fact sheet and federal aid eligibility written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
